by T.L. Haddix | Nov 12, 2018 | Writing Stuff
November is National Novel Writing Month – aka NaNoWriMo. Simply put, it’s a fun, free-for-all, stress-filled gambit wherein writers of all levels of experience make solemn vows under the full moon (not really… well, maybe some do) that they will attempt to write a...
by T.L. Haddix | Oct 17, 2018 | Writing Stuff
John Hudson intrigues me. Given that I’m “finished” with the Olman County series, this is a bit of a perturbing development. Nonetheless, he does. When I first set up that series, John was a nasty piece of work. He was a chip off his old man’s block, his mother’s son...
by T.L. Haddix | Oct 8, 2018 | Books and Reading, Writing Stuff
If I just gave you an earworm, I apologize and you’re welcome – Ringo Starr’s “It Don’t Come Easy” is a good song. And although it’s grammatically incorrect, the title is one hundred percent dead-on accurate in its spirit. If you’re talking about art of any kind, it...
by T.L. Haddix | Oct 4, 2018 | Books and Reading, Slice of Life, Writing Stuff
I updated my computer yesterday, which is why there was no blog post. It wasn’t terribly complicated, but by the time it finished, I didn’t have enough minutes left in the day to be able to blog. Sorry about that. But I can now use some spiffy new software, software...
by T.L. Haddix | Oct 2, 2018 | Books and Reading, Writing Stuff
Sometimes inspiration strikes and hits you so hard, you have no choice but to sit up and pay attention. Well, inspiration struck. I’m pretty sure I have an “inspiration-shaped” shoe print on my forehead. I’ve been toying with doing a somewhat silly series for a while...
by T.L. Haddix | Sep 21, 2018 | Getting Healthy, Writing Stuff
Remember that “suspicious finding” on the CT report I mentioned that we were chasing a couple of weeks ago? The one we thought was resolved? Well… As it turns out, that situation isn’t as resolved as one might hope. A couple of days ago, I had a blood pressure spike....